Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher (1898-1972) is one of the world's most
famous graphic artists. During his lifetime, he made 448 lithographs,
woodcuts, and wood engravings, and over 2000 drawings and sketches. Escher
prints, made from wood cuttings, are admired more than any picture by other
artist in the scientific community. If you enjoy viewing his prints
below, please visit some of the linked sites listed to see more Escher
art and to learn of his life and artistic genius.

Visit 'The Official M.C. Escher Website' at www.mcescher.com.
It contains the webpage "About M.C. Escher" which is a good mix of pictures
and the backgrounds for these pictures. The page "Virtual Ride" contains
three computer simulations of rides through Escher prints. These
rides take a long time to load.